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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... passing through to the US consumer. But markets are becoming increasingly concerned that the Fed could overdo its monetary policy tightening campaign and cause a significant slowdown in the economy. Signs of slowing were apparent in last night's US retail ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... over the past two days drive home the point that rising inflation is a global problem. The move towards tighter monetary policy started with a surprise 175 basis point rate hike by the Turkish two days ago, taking its benchmark interest rate to 15 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... index contract was down 35 points at 5006. On the day the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its decision on monetary policy following yesterday's monthly board meeting, economists are expecting interest rates to remain unchanged at 5.75 per cent. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... cent of GDP. No doubt the RBA Board is keeping a close eye on these developments as it deliberates on domestic monetary policy settings today. The Board is expected to keep interest rates unchanged.

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will meet again tomorrow to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA not to immediately follow-up last month's 25-basis point rate hike, which took the official cash rate to ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... from heightened levels. Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern that monetary policy responses (higher interest rates) from the major world central banks - the Fed in particular - would slow the global economy ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... US, interest rate watchers will welcome the implications of weak economic reports released overnight on future monetary policy decisions by the data-dependent Fed. US durable good orders fell by 4.8 per cent in April, much lower than market expectations ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... disposable income. There are no major data releases this week but financial markets will be looking for hints on monetary policy direction from speeches by US Fed officials including its Chairman, Ben Bernanke. In Australia, RBA Deputy Governor Glenn ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... releases. There is no one else to blame for this increased volatility but the Fed which explicitly stated that further monetary policy decisions is dependent on incoming data flows. Speaking of incoming data, US leading indicators fell by 0.1 per cent ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... week's trading activity after the US Federal Reserve, as expected, announced another 25 basis point tightening in monetary policy, taking the federal funds rate target to 5 per cent. Investors' concerns were not eased by the Fed's accompanying statement ...